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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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The politics of dramaturgy in France

Clare Finburgh

pp. 68-79

Abstract

What do "dramaturgy" and "dramaturg" mean in a contemporary French context? To explore these questions, I interviewed French theatre makers who practise dramaturgy today. Bruno Tackels has worked as dramaturg with two highly experimental French contemporary playwright-directors, Didier Georges Gabily and François Tanguy.1 Whilst Tackels has worked essentially with and on contemporary artists, Anne-Françoise Benhamou serves as dramaturg, primarily on classic texts, for director Stéphane Braunschweig.2 Joseph Danan, practising dramaturg and academic at the University of Paris III, offers a definition of dramaturgy with respect to contemporary French playwriting. I therefore also invite a contemporary French playwright to respond. Noëlle Renaude thus completes my panel.

Publication details

Published in:

Finburgh Clare, Lavery Carl (2011) Contemporary French theatre and performance. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.

Pages: 68-79

DOI: 10.1057/9780230305663_5

Full citation:

Finburgh Clare (2011) „The politics of dramaturgy in France“, In: C. Finburgh & C. Lavery (eds.), Contemporary French theatre and performance, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 68–79.